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INTERNATIONAL LAW RESOURCES
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL & INTERDISCIPLINARY:
- EISIL
American Society of International Law's (ASIL) Electronic Information System for International Law - comprehensive database for primary documents, websites, and research resources in international law
- International Law Video Library
An interactive library of video clips of well-known persons discussing various topics in international law; you can also visit sites of importance to the study of international law.
Primary Sources:
- Avalon Project
Yale database of documents in law, history, and diplomacy back to the 18th century and earlier; includes Nuremberg trial transcripts
- International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC)
Most important public international law issues decided in domestic courts around the world; full-text with authoritative English translations of key passages*
Secondary Sources:
- Recueil des Cours de l'Academie de la Haye / Hague Academy Collected Courses
Search entire collection of international law articles by volume, year, author, keyword; we do not have a subscription to online full-text, but we have the complete set in print on L1 - KZ 3092 .R43
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)
Index of foreign and international law review articles (in Ovid, IFLP is 7th from the bottom in the databases list; if you don't find the journal in Morris via Ovid's links, do a Title search in Morris for the journal just to be sure)*
- Kluwer Law International Journals
A variety of business, arbitration, environmental, tax, and trade law titles*
- Pubic Affaris Information Service (PAIS)
Index to economic, political, and social issues; 1600 periodicals and journals, books, directories, reports, government documents; Yale Links connects to some full-text
- (See also our A-Z list of ejournal titles or the University's list of ejournal titles)
HUMAN RIGHTS:
- Africa Action
Find a variety of documents and positions papers from the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs whose mission is to change U.S.-Africa relations to promote political, economic and social justice in Africa
- African Human Rights Resource Center
Find African human rights instruments and related documents from the UMinn Human Rights library
- Atrocities & Genocides
Yale 2006 conference presentation of internet resources on genocide research in ten countries
- Amnesty International
Search AI's Library archives for most reports, news releases and urgent actions published from 1996 to date.
- Council of Europe
COE has a human rights page with links to many COE divisions, including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the Commission against Racism and Intolerance, and the ECHR (where you can search for cases and European human rights treaties)
- DIANA
Yale - find full-text of core human rights decisions and documents
- Eyes on Darfur
Amnesty International leverages the power of high-resolution satellite imagery to provide evidence of the atrocities being committed in Darfur
- For the Record
Search for UN human rights documents by year (1997-2003) and by country
- Human Rights Internet
Portal to search for human rights organizations, documents, and other information available online
- Human Rights Library
Minnesota's premier and comprehensive searchable collection of human rights documents and information, including treaties and links to organizations
- Human Rights Watch
NGO - Publications include an annual world report and other reports by theme and region
- Human Rights Treaties
Chronological list of human rights treaties from The Fletcher School at Tufts University
- Human Rights websites
Yale - includes a list of links to human rights organizations
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Cases and reports of the Commission, headquartered in Washington DC, created in 1959 as an autonomous body of the OAS that provides recourse to individuals who have suffered human rights violations - English, Spanish, French and Portugese
- International Council on Human Rights
A forum for applied research, reflection and forward thinking on matters of international human rights policy; find research reports and briefing papers with policy recommendations
- Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Searchable library catalogue and articles database; full-text Yearbook of United Nations Law (Vol.1 1997-current); many full-text articles in the Electronic Journals Library
- UNHCR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, established by UN General Assembly, is mandated to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide; hosts the powerful RefWorld database, a collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks
- OHCHR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; find news and events, publications, international law and human rights insturments, and a searchable database for human rights documents of the OHCHR's Charter or treaty-based bodies.
- South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission, Videotape Collection
Yale Artemis Project - watch streaming video of news broadcasts assembled by journalist Max Du Preez, covering the history and activities of the Commission
- United Nations Human Rights Treaties
Access to human rights documents and parties to treaties; search by state, category, or theme/subject matter
- United States Institute of Peace
An independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress whose goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide; includes a library with digital collections including peace agreements, terrorism/counter-terrorism resources, and afghan oral histories, as well as library catalog with full-text USIP Special Reports and Peaceworks
INTERNATIONAL COURTS & TRIBUNALS:
- Commission for Reception, Truth & Reconciliation in East Timor
Find the final report and other relevant documents - English, Portugese, Indonesian, and Tetum
- Court of Justice of the European Communities
Search for judgments, opinions, and orders of the EC Courts delivered since 17 June 1997 (published in Reports of Cases before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance (KJE924.5 .R47) or in the European Court Reports - Reports of European Community Staff Cases (KJE5932.A7 E93)); also, full text of certain unpublished decisions from 1 May 2004 - all official languages
- European Court of Human Rights
Search for judgments, decisions, resolutions and reports of the European Court of Human Rights, the European Commission of Human Rights and the Committee of Ministers in the ECHR's powerful HUDOC database - English and French
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Decisions, provisional measures, compliance reports, and advisory opinions of the Court, the autonomous judicial body of the OAS, established in 1979 and headquartered in San José, Costa Rica; great collection of human rights instruments- English and Spanish
- International Court of Justice (ICJ)
UN judicial organ at The Hague; includes decisions of the current court and the Permanant Court of International Justice (1922 - 1946)
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
Established by Treaty (Rome Statute), official database with information on current cases and proceedings - English and French
- ICC Database & Commentary
Searchable database of ICC case law commentary to the Rome Statute
- International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Find ICTY cases and judgments, reports, and basic documents - English, French, Macedonian, Albanian
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
Find cases, transcripts, minutes, news, reports, basic documents related to the ICTR - English, French, Rwandan
- International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
Find cases, documents, publications, basic texts - English and French
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
IGO established in 1899; find past and pending cases and other documents; court hears and decides territorial, treaty, and human rights disputes between states, as well as commercial and investment disputes
- Special Court for Sierra Leone (SC-SL)
created jointly by Sierra Leone government and UN - Find extensive documents including indictments, transcripts, judgments, daily journals, audio and video of the trials, and more
- World Court Digest
Max Plank Institute's reproduction of judgements, advisory opinions, and orders of the ICJ and individual judges (also in print: KZ213.W67 - L1 - F/I Ref)
UNITED NATIONS & TREATIES:
- United Nations Official Document System (ODS)
The most comprehensive collection of official UN documents from 1993. Older UN documents added daily. Resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946*
- AccessUN
Index to United Nations Documents, including Official Records, draft resolutions, and the UN Treaty Series*
- Hein Online Treaty Library
Full-text treaties Library - U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements (UST) vol. 1-35 (1950-1984); Treaties and International Acts Series (TIAS) TIAS 11060 to 12734; Kavass agreements, KAV 1-6578; International Legal Materials (ILM) vol. 1-42 (1962-2003); Treaties and Other International Agreements 1776-1949 (Bevans) vol. 1-13 (1776-1949); Treaties, Conventions, International Acts, Protocols and Agreements (Malloy), vol. 1-4 (1776-1937); Treaties and Other International Acts of the USA (Miller), vol. 1-8 (1776-1863); Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties (Kappler), 1902-1971; variety of treaty texts*
- Internal Revenue Service: Income Tax Treaties
This IRS website contains full-text tax treaties between the U.SS and foreign countries (there are over 50 countries represented). Many of the treaties are accompanied by “technical explanations”
- Treaties and International Agreements (TIARA)
Oceana's full-text searchable database of U.S. treaties and international agreements in force since 1783*
- Treaties (Multilateral)
Unofficial database of multilateral treaties
- Treaties in Force 2007
List of treaties and agreements of the United States in force on January 1, 2007
- UNBISnet
Index to United Nations documents since 1979 and catalog of Dag Hammarskjöld Library*
- United Nations
Official website
- United Nations Treaties Collection
Includes databases for United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS), League of Nations, Multilateral treaties deposited with the UN, and more*
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY LAW:
- International Energy Treaties
A comprehensive database of full-text bilateral and multilateral energy treaties; browse by subject or party, search by keyword, subject, title; free registration
- International Environmental Agreements
A comprehensive database of full-text, bilateral and multilateral environmental agreements, secretariats, and data sets
- Natural Resources
University of Denver's Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program's portal to finding country-specific legislation, international treaties, journals, and websites for foreign and international environmental law research
- Research Guide
Global Warming: A Comparative Guide to the EU and the US and their Approaches to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol
- Research Guide
A Basic Guide to International Environmental Legal Research
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - BUSINESS, LABOR, TRADE, TAX:
- Doing Business Law Library
The World Bank's open-access law library to business laws and regulations around the world
- IDATD
Integrated Database of Trade Disputes for Latin America and the Caribbean - a single database with documents from the official websites of the dispute resolution systems of the WTO, MERCOSUR, CARICOM, the Andean Community, NAFTA, and SIECA
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
Find labor conventions, recommendations and standards, including ILOLOEX (searchable database on labor standards) and NATLEX (searchable database of national labor, social security and related human rights legislation)
- Internal Revenue Service: Income Tax Treaties
This IRS website contains full-text tax treaties between the U.S. and foreign countries (there are over 50 countries represented). Many of the treaties are accompanied by “technical explanations”
- Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal
In both English and Persian, find background information, governing documents, and a searchable database of tribunal decisions, awards, and other documents. You must register for the database; it is free and login information will be emailed to you within a week or so.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Center for Tax Policy and Administration
Find the OECD’s Model Tax Convention (2005, pdf), other Publications and Documents, and a plethora of information related to international tax issues
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
IGO established in 1899; find past and pending cases and other documents; court hears and decides territorial, treaty, and human rights disputes between states, as well as commercial and investment disputes
- U.N. Financing for Development Office: Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
Find the Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries (ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/21)(pdf, 2001), the Manual for the Negotiation of Bilateral Tax Treaties between Developed and Developing Countries pdf, 2003), and other documents and publications
- U.S. Department of State
The Private International Law site, maintained by the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law (L/PIL) at the U.S. Department of State; find treaties in force for the United States, other international instruments, and information on current negotiations and projects covering the private international law of such areas as trade and commerce, finance and banking, trusts and estates, family and children matters, and international judicial assistance
- U.S. Trade Representative
Find final agreements, press releases, and other documents and websites pertaining to global, regional, and bilateral trade agreements involving the U.S.
- UncleFed
Contains .pdf versions of bilateral tax treaties entered into between the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions
- World Trade Organization
WTO's Dispute Settlement Body webpage is a primary source for WTO dispute settlements and documents
- WorldTradeLaw
Comprehensive source of WTO dispute settlements including index, database of dispute settlement tables and statistics, and summary and analysis of all reports and arbitrations*
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